What color is #48525E?

#48525E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48525E?

The RGB value is 72, 82, 94: 72 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48525E?

The complementary color is #5E5448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48525E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48525E color

#48525E rgb(72, 82, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #48525E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 32.2% green and 36.9% blue (72, 82, 94).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#48525E color codes

HEX	`#48525E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 82, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 32.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -0.96, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 8.36, 263.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.71, 8.22, 11.768)`
Decimal	`4739678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48525E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #48525E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48525E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #48525E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48525e; }
.text { color: #48525e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48525e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 82 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48525e, #49485e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #48525E?: #48525E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48525E?: The RGB value is 72, 82, 94: 72 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48525E?: The complementary color is #5E5448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48525E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.